It would have been amazing to have been a student at Oxford during that golden moment in the 1910s, rubbing elbows with the likes of Aldous Huxley and T.E. Lawrence, before World War I shattered everything forever. Kevin Kwan 1910saldousamaze share on social
In Asia, it's customary to get together with your entire extended family on a regular basis, and it's all rife with politics. Kevin Kwan asiabasiscustomary Change image and share on social
At least when it comes to food, there's no snobbery in Singapore. Kevin Kwan foodsingaporesnobbery Change image and share on social
My father came from old money. There was less of an expectation for the children to earn a living. Kevin Kwan childearnexpectation Change image and share on social
It's human nature when you first make your big fortune to want to show off a bit. I don't begrudge that whatsoever. Kevin Kwan begrudgebigbite Change image and share on social
I'm not revealing any deep, hidden secret that there are wealthy people in Asia. Kevin Kwan asiadeephide Change image and share on social
I've recently rediscovered Anthony Trollope. I used to read him back in college, and a friend turned me on to a whole new series of his work, 'The Palliser Series.' It's a series of seven or eight books. Kevin Kwan anthonybackbook share on social
I live in New York, but I still get the village gossip. My apartment is a crash pad for so many Singaporean cousins and friends. Kevin Kwan apartmentcousincrash Change image and share on social
As a child, I could bike down the hill from my house and grab an ice-cold bottle of soda from the neighborhood grocer, which was nothing more than a corrugated metal shack run by two Indian men clad in sarongs. Kevin Kwan bikebottlechild share on social
Canada has become such a staging area for Chinese money. Kevin Kwan areacanadachinese Change image and share on social
